What league does Finland U18 play in?

Finland U18 play in the WJC-18.

When was Finland U18 founded?

Finland U18 was founded in 1928.

Who is the head coach of Finland U18?

The head coach of Finland U18 is Mika Marttila.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Sami Vatanen.

Who is the general manager of Finland U18?

The general manager of Finland U18 is Timo Backman.

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2008-2009 Season

Finland U18 were 3-1-0 in the 2008-09 WJC-18 season with 9 points, 1st in the B and 2nd overall.

2008-2009 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Erik Haula (LW/C)	Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep	USHS-Prep	53	26	58	84	46	-
Mikael Granlund (C/LW)	totals		43	25	39	64	55	9
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	21	36	57	45	7
	Suomi U20	Mestis	6	4	3	7	10	2
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Teemu Pulkkinen (RW)	totals		37	31	32	63	22	10
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	24	15	13	28	12	10
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	6	7	13	2	-
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	6	0
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	5	10	12	22	2	-
	Suomi U20	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joni Karjalainen (LW)	totals		42	19	30	49	16	-13
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	5	6	11	0	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	14	24	38	16	-13
Joonas Nättinen (C)	totals		49	11	31	42	10	19
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	9	29	38	6	20
	Suomi U20	Mestis	5	2	2	4	0	2
	Blues	SM-liiga	14	0	0	0	4	-3
Toni Rajala (LW/RW)	totals		56	17	22	39	20	17
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	14	17	31	18	15
	Ilves	SM-liiga	21	2	3	5	0	0
	Suomi U20	Mestis	4	1	2	3	2	2
Valtteri Virkkunen (C/LW)	totals		41	17	16	33	16	1
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	16	13	29	16	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	1	3	4	0	1
Janne Kumpulainen (LW)	totals		39	12	18	30	4	-6
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	7	11	18	2	-6
	JYP U18	U18 I-divisioona	3	5	7	12	2	-
Teemu Tallberg (LW/RW)	totals		39	15	11	26	44	6
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	3	3	6	4	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	7	4	11	34	6
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	6	5	4	9	6	-
Jaakko Turtiainen (RW/LW)	totals		37	9	15	24	63	2
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	3	6	9	6	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	6	9	15	57	2
Iiro Pakarinen (RW/LW)	totals		39	13	10	23	46	9
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	11	10	21	44	9
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	2	2	0	2	2	-
Tommi Kivistö (D)	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	65	1	21	22	49	-9
Jesse Mankinen (RW/LW)	totals		47	10	10	20	14	0
	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	10	9	19	14	0
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	15	0	1	1	0	0
Sami Vatanen (D)	totals		32	7	12	19	46	-10
	D Team	Mestis	5	1	1	2	8	-2
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	20	3	7	10	22	-8
	JYP U18	U18 I-divisioona	2	2	3	5	0	-
	Suomi U20	Mestis	2	0	0	0	2	0
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	1	1	2	14	-
Ville Hyvärinen (D)	totals		42	3	16	19	72	3
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	1	9	10	60	3
	KalPa	SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	6	2	7	9	12	-
Lauri Kärmeniemi (D)	totals		41	4	12	16	22	-2
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	4	12	16	22	-2
Mikael Aaltonen (D)	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	5	9	14	84	0
Jere Laaksonen (C)	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	6	6	12	18	-3
Rasmus Rissanen (D)	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	1	8	9	56	-2
Joonas Hurri (D)	totals		40	1	8	9	16	-4
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	1	6	7	14	-4
	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	0	2	2	2	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Joni Ortio (G)	totals		27	-	-	-	-	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	4.00	.886	-	-	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	2.63	.918	-	-	-
Erno Suomalainen (G)	totals		25	-	-	-	-	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3.34	.914	-	-	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	15	1.93	.902	-	-	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	2	3.41	.914	-	-	-
	Blues	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-

2008-2009 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachMika Marttila
Asst. CoachJukka Lamminaho
Asst. CoachPetri Pulkkinen
Goaltending CoachPetri Tuononen
General ManagerTimo Backman
Team ManagerArto Sihvonen
Equipment ManagerJari Jalasvaara

Team Staff History

2008-2009 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Sami Vatanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2008-2009 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U18: 160 GP
Liiga: 55 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland Olympics (OG)
Finland U20 (all) (International-Jr)

Finland U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/29/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Czechia U18	Finland U18	2 - 1	U18 WJC
04/27/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Canada U18	0 - 7	U18 WJC
04/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Slovakia U18	Finland U18	4 - 5 (OT 61:50)	U18 WJC
04/24/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Latvia U18	2 - 0	U18 WJC
04/22/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Norway U18	Finland U18	1 - 6	U18 WJC

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Finland U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	13	12	8	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	0	1	18	9	7	1.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	18	10	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	23	14	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	WJC-18	3	2	1	-	0	0	13	7	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2020-2021	WJC-18	4	2	0	-	1	1	24	13	9	2.25	1	Bronze game loss
2019-2020	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	20	13	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	21	8	12	3	1	Champion
2016-2017	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	23	10	12	3	1	Final loss
2015-2016	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	13	9	8	2	2	Champion
2014-2015	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	14	6	9	2.25	2	Final loss
2013-2014	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	0	1	14	10	7	1.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	14	7	9	2.25	2	Bronze game win
2011-2012	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	15	9	9	2.25	2	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	16	15	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	WJC-18	4	3	0	-	1	0	21	11	11	2.75	1	Bronze game win
2008-2009	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	27	9	9	2.25	1	Bronze game win
2007-2008	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	15	15	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	6	10	4	1	5	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	WJC-18	4	3	0	1	-	-	12	7	7	1.75	1	Final loss
2004-2005	WJC-18	4	1	3	0	-	-	6	13	2	0.5	4	Saved in relegation
2003-2004	WJC-18	4	1	1	2	-	-	14	8	4	1	4	Saved in relegation
2002-2003	WJC-18	4	1	2	1	-	-	14	15	3	0.75	4	Saved in relegation
2001-2002	WJC-18	5	2	3	0	-	-	14	15	4	0.8	4	-
	WJC-18	5	4	1	0	-	-	22	7	8	1.6	2	Final group
2000-2001	WJC-18	4	4	0	0	-	-	17	3	8	2	1	Bronze game win
1999-2000	WJC-18	4	3	1	0	-	-	19	9	6	1.5	2	Champion
1998-1999	WJC-18	5	3	1	1	-	-	12	12	7	1.4		-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	11	3	14	4
2.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	5	7	12	4
3.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	6	6	5	11	14
4.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	8	6	5	11	29
5.	Eelis Uronen (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	4	6	10	39
6.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	7	2	8	10	2
7.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	7	4	5	9	2
8.	Ville Väärälä (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	1	8	9	0
9.	Natan Teshome (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	6	2	8	4
10.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	3	3	5	8	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.72
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.84
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.96
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.65
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	17.64

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	12	17	11	28
2.	Mikael Granlund (F)	12	6	20	26
3.	Toni Rajala (F)	12	13	11	24
4.	Artturi Lehkonen (F)	14	10	9	19
5.	Kristian Vesalainen (F)	14	8	11	19

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	12	17	11	28
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	12	13	11	24
3.	Matti Hagman (F)	10	12	4	16
4.	Sean Bergenheim (F)	14	11	5	16
5.	Artturi Lehkonen (F)	14	10	9	19

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikael Granlund (F)	12	6	20	26
2.	Aron Kiviharju (D)	16	0	16	16
3.	Jose Pekkala (F)	10	4	13	17
4.	Markus Granlund (F)	12	3	13	16
5.	Mika Välilä (F)	13	7	12	19

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tomek Valtonen (F)	6	0	0	52
2.	Ilmari Pitkänen (F)	6	1	2	46
3.	Jari Munck (D)	15	3	7	41
4.	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (F)	14	4	15	37
5.	Mikael Aaltonen (D)	6	3	6	37

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aron Kiviharju (D)	16	0	16	16
2.	Seppo Urpalainen (F)	15	10	6	16
3.	Esa Keskinen (F)	15	9	4	13
4.	Tapio Koskinen (F)	15	6	3	9
5.	Jari Munck (D)	15	3	4	7

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tero Toivola (F)	5	6	17	3.40
2.	Teemu Selänne (F)	6	7	16	2.67
3.	Sami Wahlsten (F)	5	7	13	2.60
4.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	6	8	15	2.50
5.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	12	17	28	2.33

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	6	10	19
2.	Tero Toivola (F)	1985-1986	5	6	17
3.	Teemu Selänne (F)	1987-1988	6	7	16
4.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2009-2010	6	10	15
5.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	1988-1989	6	8	15

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	6	10	19
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2009-2010	6	10	15
3.	Matti Hagman (F)	1973-1974	5	10	12
4.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	1988-1989	6	8	15
5.	Keijo Säilynoja (F)	1987-1988	6	8	12

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jose Pekkala (F)	1978-1979	5	11	13
2.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2008-2009	6	11	13
3.	Miro Heiskanen (D)	2016-2017	7	10	12
4.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	6	9	19
5.	Tero Toivola (F)	1985-1986	5	9	17

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Tomek Valtonen (F)	1996-1997	6	0	52
2.	Ilmari Pitkänen (F)	2007-2008	6	2	46
3.	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (F)	2017-2018	7	9	37
4.	Mikael Aaltonen (D)	2008-2009	6	6	37
5.	Miro Hovinen (D)	2009-2010	6	1	33